Things To Try Before You Die

Things To Try Before You Die
Genre Travel
Presented by Jules Lund
Livinia Nixon
Gary Sweet
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Running time 60 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel Nine Network
Original run 17 July 2007 – 4 September 2007
Chronology
Related shows Getaway (1992 – present)
External links
Website

Things To Try Before You Die (sometimes shortened to Things To Try) was an Australian travel show that was produced by and aired on the Nine Network. Making its debut on 17 July 2007, each episode of the show focused on a particular country and counted down the top 30 things that one 'must try' in that country.

The show was similar to Getaway, a travel show also airing on the Nine Network.

Presenters

Episodes

Season 1

# # Title Original Air Date
1101"United States"17 July 2007

  • 1 - Zero Gravity
  • 2 - Watch a NASA space shuttle blast off
  • 3 - Miami beach
  • 4 - Go to LA for the Oscars
  • 5 - New York New York
  • 6 - Fly over the Grand Canyon
  • 7 - Yosemite National Park
  • 8 - Mount Rushmore
  • 9 - See Niagara Falls
  • 10 - See the Thunder from Down Under
  • 11 - Iditarod
  • 12 - Ice skating in NYC
  • 13 - Ski it up in Aspen
  • 14 - See a big sport
  • 15 - Go behind the scenes of Hollywood
  • 16 - ?
  • 17 - Visit James Dean's hometown
  • 18 - Visit Strawberry Fields
  • 19 - Cut a single at Sun Studio
  • 20 - Drive San Fran to LA to see the Big Sur
  • 21 - ?
  • 22 - Drive Route 66
  • 23 - Surf the pipeline in Hawaii
  • 24 - Visit Disneyland
  • 25 - Visit a theme park
  • 26 - Playpens and the Palms
  • 27 - Sleep in Frank Sinatra's bed
  • 28 - Cruise the desert in a hummer
  • 29 - Live the high life in Las Vegas
  • 30 - ?

2102"New Zealand"24 July 2007

3103"Africa"1 August 2007

  • 30 - Go on an African Safari
  • 29 - Laze in a Luxury Lodge
  • 28 - Soak up in Sun City
  • 27 - Have breakfast with giraffes
  • 26 - Surf at Jeffery's Bay
  • 25 - Volunteer at an orphanage
  • 24 - Sponsor a child
  • 23 - (Volunteer to) save an endangered animal
  • 22 - Scope the Skeleton Coast
  • 21 - Play mum to a baby elephant
  • 20 - Tarzan through the trees (A Treetop Canopy Tour)
  • 19 - Hangout with gorillas
  • 18 - Balloon over the Serengeti
  • 17 - Sail around Zanzibar
  • 16 - Spend a night in the wilderness
  • 15 - Spend time with an African tribe
  • 14 - Witness a Voodoo Ceremony
  • 13 - Visit Soweto (Largest Black Township)
  • 12 - Jump with the Masai Mara (Traditional tribe)
  • 11 - Try an elephant(-back) safari
  • 10 - Step off the edge of Africa (via abseiling)
  • 9 - Understand Mandela's struggle
  • 8 - Visit the Cradle of Humankind
  • 7 - Watch the sun rise over the "Garden of Eden"
  • 6 - Pat a lion ... a small one
  • 5 - The World's Highest bungy (Brooklyn's Bridge, 216m)
  • 4 - Get wet at Victoria Falls
  • 3 - Witness the Wildebeast (migration)
  • 2 - Climb (Mt) Kilimanjaro
  • 1 - Swim with great white sharks

4104"Australia"7 August 2007

  • 30 - See a croc at the Top End (Darwin, N.T.)
  • 29 - See the best sunrise (@ Mt. Kosiosko, N.S.W.)
  • 28 - See the best sunset (whilst on camelback, in Broome, W.A.)
  • 27 - Witness turtles hatching (Gladstone, Great Barrier Reef, Qld.)
  • 26 - Drink wine in Margaret River (W.A.)
  • 25 - Swim with a Whale Shark (Ninnaloo Reef, W.A.)
  • 24 - Walk Cradle Mountain (Tas.)
  • 23 - Jump on a jetfighter (for $1000, in Melbourne, Vic.)
  • 22 - Spend a night underground (Coober Pedy, S.A.)
  • 21 - Eat the best meal in Australia ($195, 10-course, Sydney, N.S.W.)
  • 20 - Learn to surf in Noosa (Qld.)
  • 19 - Check out the Camel Cup (during July, Alice Springs, N.T.)
  • 18 - Watch the Sydney to Hobart (Boxing day, Sydney, N.S.W.)
  • 17 - Walk the Bay of Fires (Tas.)
  • 16 - Visit an outback cattle station (Wrotham, Qld.)
  • 15 - Try bush tucker (Arnham Land, N.T.)
  • 14 - Wander around the Kimberly (N.T.)
  • 13 - 4WD on Fraser (Island, Qld.)
  • 12 - Drive the Great Ocean Road (incl. the 12 Apostles, Vic.)
  • 11 - Take a dip at Bondi (Beach, N.S.W.)
  • 10 - Climb the Coathanger (Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, N.S.W.)
  • 9 - Play like a Playboy (Sydney, N.S.W.)
  • 8 - Ride the Ghan (Adelaide, S.A. to Darwin, N.T.)
  • 7 - Fly like a bird (hang gliding over Byron Bay, N.S.W.)
  • 6 - Take on a theme park (Gold Coast, Qld.)
  • 5 - Fish the Top End (Arnham Land, N.T.)
  • 4 - Kayaking at Freycinet ($40 for 2hrs., Tas.)
  • 3 - Sail the Whitsundays (Qld.)
  • 2 - Go to Uluru (N.T.)
  • 1 - Rent your own island (Cape York, Qld.)

5105"France"14 August 2007

  • 1 - Climb the Eiffel Tower
  • 2 - Visit Versailles
  • 3 - Ski the French Alps
  • 4 - Visit Mont St Michel
  • 5 - Live the high life at St Tropez
  • 6 - Experience Bastille Day
  • 7 - Balloon over the Loire Valley
  • 8 - Pay your respects at Somme
  • 9 - Sleep in a chateau
  • 10 - Drink champagne in Champagne
  • 11 - Learn to speak French
  • 12 - Visit Monet's garden
  • 13 - Visit the Louvre
  • 14 - Visit the medieval Carcassone
  • 15 - Cycle the Tour De France
  • 16 - Shop in Paris
  • 17 - Sail around Corsica
  • 18 - Go to the Cannes Film Festival
  • 19 - Live it up in Monaco
  • 20 - Charter a Superyacht
  • 21 - See a show at Moulin Rouge
  • 22 - Cruise the Seine
  • 23 - Learn Fish Cooking
  • 24 - Drink from the Evian
  • 25 - Swim in the Mediterranean
  • 26 - Stay at the Ritz
  • 27 - Surf Biarritz
  • 28 - Hire a canal boat
  • 29 - Try vinotherapy
  • 30 - Paraglide off Mt Blanc

6106"Middle East / Arabia"21 August 2007
  • 11 - Snow skiing in the desert — Dubai, UAE
  • 12 - Sand surfing — Dubai, UAE
  • 13 - Bunk down with the Bedouins — Sinai, Egypt
  • 14 - Souk shopping — Morocco, Turkey and Dubai
  • 15 - Experience Luxor Markets — Egypt
  • 16 - Dubai Desert Experience — UAE
  • 17 - Dubai World Cup — UAE
  • 18 - Sail the Arabian fjords — Oman
  • 19 - Look at Leptis Magna — Libya
  • 20 - Visit the Cairo Museum — Egypt

7107"United Kingdom"28 August 2007

  • 1 - Go for an Aerobatic flight Glohesthire
  • 2 - Princess Diana pilgrimage
  • 3 - See the sunrise at Stonehenge
  • 4 - Look for the Loch Ness monster
  • 5 - Eat haggis and blow a bagpipe in Scotland
  • 6 - Visit Chatsworth
  • 7 - Be the King of the Castle at Cardiff
  • 8 - Stroll down a medieval lane in York
  • 9 - Try a traditional High tea
  • 10 - Swim the English Channel

8108"Far East"4 September 2007

  • 1 - Pat a panda
  • 2 - See Mt Fuji
  • 3 - Visit Angkor Wat
  • 4 - Meet a Geisha
  • 5 - Walk the Great Wall
  • 6 - Visit Tibet
  • 7 - Drink at the World's Tallest Bar
  • 8 - Sleep in a Capsule Hotel
  • 9 - Experience Tokyo
  • 10 - Say a prayer in Shadin Temple
  • 11 - Have your fortune read
  • 12 - Ascend the Banue Rice Terraces
  • 13 - See a dawn procession
  • 14 - Go to a sumo match
  • 15 - Eat in the Beijing Night Markets
  • 16 - Chill out at Sapporo Ice Festival
  • 17 - Join the Naadam Festival
  • 18 - See the Cherry Blossoms
  • 19 - Visit Tiananmen Square
  • 20 - Enter the Forbidden City
  • 21 - See the Terracotta Warriors
  • 22 - Float down the Mekong River
  • 23 - Go to the Olympics (2008 in Beijing, China)
  • 24 - Cruise the Yangtze River
  • 25 - Shop in Shanghai
  • 26 - Ride the World's fastest train
  • 27 - Come face-to-face with Snow Monkeys
  • 28 - Kayak along Haong Bay
  • 29 - Visit the Giant Buddha
  • 30 - Visit the home of Shaolin

See also

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